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The way by which believers journey through this world and into the life to come. Jesus Christ himself is the way to life.

Life seen as travelling with God

Walking with God

Genesis 17:1 See also Genesis 5:22,24; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 48:15; Psalm 56:13; Psalm 89:15; Micah 4:5; Zechariah 10:12

Journeying from the old to the new

Isaiah 43:19 See also Exodus 18:8; Isaiah 40:3-5; Micah 2:13

God's guidance along the way

Exodus 13:21 See also Exodus 23:20; Deuteronomy 1:32-33; Deuteronomy 8:2; Nehemiah 9:12,19; Psalm 25:9; Jeremiah 2:17; Galatians 5:25

God's ways

Walking in God's way

Isaiah 35:8; 1 John 2:6 See also Genesis 18:19; Exodus 18:20; Deuteronomy 10:12-13; Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 28:9; Joshua 22:5; Job 23:10-12; Psalm 1:1-2; Psalm 18:30; 2 Timothy 3:10

God teaches believers his way

Isaiah 48:17 See also 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Kings 8:35-36 pp 2 Chronicles 6:26-27; Psalm 25:8-9,12; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 119:30; Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 30:20-21

Characteristics of the way of life include holiness, obedience, trust, humility, joy and peace:

Psalm 16:11; Psalm 23:2; Proverbs 8:20; Jeremiah 6:16; Micah 6:8; Galatians 5:22-23

Sinners refuse to follow God's way

Isaiah 53:6 See also Isaiah 56:11; Acts 14:16; 2 Peter 2:15

All other routes end in death

Proverbs 14:12 See also Deuteronomy 11:28; Deuteronomy 31:29; Judges 2:17; 2 Kings 21:22; Psalm 1:6; Proverbs 15:10; Proverbs 16:25

Those who travel God's way are blessed

Proverbs 4:18 See also Deuteronomy 5:33; 1 Kings 8:23; Proverbs 11:5; Isaiah 26:7-8; Matthew 5:3-12

Jesus Christ is the way to life

John 14:6; Colossians 2:3 See also John 8:12; Hebrews 12:2

“the Way” was an early designation of Christianity, suggestive of the content of the church's message that Jesus Christ is the way to life:

Acts 9:2; Acts 19:9,23; Acts 22:4; Acts 24:14,22

Entrance to the way to life

Entrance is restricted

Matthew 7:13-14 See also John 10:9; John 14:6

Entrance is by faith

Hebrews 11:8-10 See also John 3:15-16; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Hebrews 11:6,13-16

See also

1220  God as shepherd
1315  God as redeemer
2324  Christ as Saviour
2339  Christ, example of
2363  Christ, preaching & teaching
3140  Holy Spirit, teacher
5953  stability
8020  faith
8107  assurance & life of faith
8168  way, the
8837  unbelief & life of faith